Horror 101: Jeremy Dauber’s American Scary offers a cursory overview of more than 300 years worth of scares
As a primer for the uninitiated, American Scary has a certain value.
What a rush: Investigative reporter Max Marshall details how a Southern U.S. fraternity became the hub for an extensive drug-running operation
The tale Marshall unfolds is a narrative of crime and hubris among the scions of the country's elite establishment members.
A book first published sixty-two years ago helps explain the weird quasi-reality we are living through
So much of what Boorstin itemizes now seems inevitable it's difficult to countenance how groundbreaking his analysis was in its own time.
In Consent, Montreal-born author Jill Ciment revisits her earlier book to raise questions about the memoir as a vessel for truth telling
Ciment does not ultimately answer any questions, content to let her reader sit with them.
Can’t start a fire without a spark: Steven Hyden’s examines the legacy of Bruce Springsteen’s most popular album
Hyden's book reads a bit like a requiem for a more innocent time.
Salman Rushdie’s terse memoir offers a highly personal reckoning with the public attack that almost claimed his life
"Art is not a luxury. It stands at the essence of our humanity, and it asks for no special protection except the right to exist."
More, more, more: Becca Rothfeld extols the virtues of excess in her debut volume of essays
Wanting in Rothfeld's analysis is the recognition of how difficult it is to compose a short yet consequential piece of writing.
The X factor: Two new books chronicle the battles and betrayals at the heart of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
The story is also a tragedy of one man's hubris and outsized self-importance triumphing over the greater good.
David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu argue copyright creep is a global problem, without considering Canada
Throughout their book, Bellos and Montagu wilfully and disingenuously muddy the waters around issues such as fair use.
Never mind the bollocks: The case of John R. Brinkley and his goat-testicle remedy for lack of male virility testifies to the enduring appeal of the con artist
Those wondering from where Trump sprang could do worse than read Brock's book.